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A small group gathered Sunday afternoon at the Historic Courthouse to pray for youth in the community in light of the recent shootings.
Organizer Jose Gonzalez, a member of New Horizon Community Church, said a prayer and talked briefly to the eight people attending about making a positive impact on young people.
“We are going to pray for our town, for people to unite,” Gonzalez said, noting there is “friction” in the community. “We’re going to especially pray for the youth of this town.”

Scott Roberts will defend his club championship at the Lancaster Golf Club this weekend.

Play in the 36-hole, two-day tournament opens Saturday and continues through early Sunday afternoon.

Club pro Phil Small said he regards Roberts as the man to beat as he defends his crown in a field of 15 players.

“Scott had an outstanding tournament last year and he’s been playing on a regular basis to stay on top of his game,” Small said. “He’s been there before and knows the challenges which come over those two days.

The Lancaster County Library has canceled its eclipse-watching events scheduled for next Monday because 1,000 pairs of eclipse glasses it bought from Amazon.com have been recalled, with too little time to get new glasses that are guaranteed to be safe.

KERSHAW – Town officials are moving to change Kershaw’s zoning regulations so that adult day-care facilities and nursing homes can locate in the town.
Day-care facilities for children were already allowed, but because of an odd oversight in the town’s 18-year-old Unified Development Ordinance, there was no provision for adult day-cares and nursing homes.
Now, county and Kershaw officials are working together to correct an omission that no one knew existed until recently.

Editor’s note: Jerell White, a Benedict College student home on summer break, disappeared after walking away from a party in the Primus community early July 5. His body was found in a nearby pond after a four-day search.

The family of Jerell Ketron Eugene White would like to thank everyone who has shown support throughout this process.

There are really no words to express our heartfelt thanks for the sympathy and support everyone has extended toward our family during this time of loss.

Election filing closed Tuesday in the nonpartisan Heath Springs and Kershaw town council races set for Nov. 7.
Five candidates filed to run in Heath Springs, including three for mayor. The town has a mayor and four at-large council seats.
Mayor Ann Taylor and longtime council members Ted Sowell and Mark Bridges announced last month they would not seek new terms.
Taylor has been mayor since 1991. Bridges has 33 years on council, and Sowell has served three terms.